The Buffalo Payments shook up the panorama of the AFC at this time by buying and selling star extensive receiver Stefon Diggs to the Houston Texans for a 2025 2nd-round choose, abandoning a large void at extensive receiver made even worse by Gabe Davis leaving in free company as properly.
With a slew of mid-round picks at their disposal within the upcoming NFL Draft, the Payments will most assuredly be choosing no less than one new pass-catcher for star quarterback Josh Allen.
A two-time nationwide champion is already on their radar, as Georgia extensive receiver Ladd McConkey appeared on “Up & Adams” at this time and stated that he has met with the Payments “a pair occasions” already in response to his response to the Diggs commerce.
.@GeorgiaFootball WR and draft prospect Ladd McConkey stated he is met with the #Payments “a pair occasions” already 👀🤔@laddmcconkey02 @heykayadams pic.twitter.com/PsAY24DZOU
— Up & Adams (@UpAndAdamsShow) April 3, 2024
McConkey left Georgia after a mediocre junior season the place he caught 30 passes for 478 yards and two touchdowns.
The 22-year-old had a formidable NFL Mix efficiency, the place he ran a 4.39 40-yard sprint and posted a 36-inch vertical leap whereas measuring out at 6-feet and 186 kilos.
The Payments have a late second-round choose and are loaded with Day 3 picks, together with two within the fourth spherical and three every within the fifth and sixth rounds.
McConkey has all of the makings of a fantastic slot receiver, with distinctive route-running skill and legit open-field velocity and explosiveness regardless of his slender body and restricted jump-ball skill.
Josh Allen hasn’t had a dependable slot receiver since Cole Beasley was on the town, and whereas McConkey doesn’t have the profile to switch Diggs or Davis, he’d nonetheless be a robust addition to the workforce as a Day 2 or Day 3 choose.
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